The first Player of the Year Award was made in 1948 by the PGA of America in 1948. However, in 1990 the PGA Tour inaugurated its own award, when all Tour members vote by ballot for their own Player of the Year. The winner for the coveted Jack Nicklaus Trophy
The PGA of America's award was last presented in 2022.
Wins
Golfer (Country)
Years
11
Tiger Woods
1997, 1999-2003, 2005-07, 2009, 2013
4
Scottie Scheffler
2022-25
3
Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland)
2012, 2014, 2019
2
Fred Couples
1991-92
2
Nick Price (Zimbabwe)
1993-94
2
Dustin Johnson
2016, 2021
* Since the launch of the PGA Tour Award in 1990, and 2025
All golfers from the USA unless otherwise stated.
In the same period (1990-2025) the following players have won both the PGA Tour Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards:
Scottie Scheffler, Vijay Singh (Fiji), Jordan Spieth, Tiger Woods
Leading winners of the PGA of America Player of the Year award,betwen its launch in 1948 and 2022 were: 6 Tom Watson (1977-84): 5 Jack Nicklaus (1967-76): Ben Hogan (1948-53)